A post-nominal, also known as an award abbreviation, is the shortened titles for academic qualifications, civil and military honours and other specific memberships including professional associations and parliament, that may be displayed after a person's name.
ECU graduates may display the designated post-nominals for their qualifications or course as specified in the List of Authorised Post-nominals; or where the course is not listed, by referring to the Glossary of Award Abbreviations.
The Standards for developing a Post-nominal are:
A person may use one or multiple post-nominals, depending on the number of academic awards (qualifications), civil and military honours they have received, or professional associations they belong to.
The order in which post-nominals should be listed is guided by the Australian Government Style Manual, and is as follows:
For more information about displaying award abbreviations please contact Academic Quality and Standards aqs@ecu.edu.au or (08) 6304 5678.